Ty·rol or Ti·rol (t -r l , t -, trl ) A region of the eastern Alps in western Austria and northern Italy. Inhabited in ancient times by Celtic peoples, the Tyrol constantly passed back and forth, in whole or in part, between Austria and Italy in the 1800s. Its present division dates from the Treaty of St. Germain in 1919. The Tyrolean Alps are a popular tourist area. Ty·rol e·an, Tyro·lese (t r-l z, -ls, tr-) adj. & n. |
Tyrol, Tirol [tɪˈrəʊl ˈtɪrəʊl (German) tiˈroːl]
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(Placename) a mountainous state of W Austria: passed to the Hapsburgs in 1363; S part transferred to Italy in 1919. Capital: Innsbruck. Pop.: 675 063 (2001). Area: 12 648 sq. km (4883 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Tyrol - a picturesque mountainous province of western Austria and northern ItalyItalia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD Austria, Oesterreich, Republic of Austria - a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century |
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